H 4665 General Bill, By Tallon, Bannister, Bingham, Burns, Cole, Delleney, Erickson, Felder, Gagnon, Hamilton, Huggins, Kennedy, Lowe, Norrell, Rivers, G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, Southard, Spires, Newton, W.J. McLeod and Johnson
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Summary: Require Magistrates to be screened by the Judicial Merit Selection Commission
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-19-115 SO AS TO REQUIRE CANDIDATES FOR MAGISTRATES COURT TO BE SCREENED BY THE JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION BEFORE THEY MAY BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR BY AND WITH THE CONSENT OF THE SENATE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 22-1-10, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT AND JURISDICTION OF MAGISTRATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE MAGISTRATES MUST BE SCREENED BY THE JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION AND DELETE LANGUAGE ALLOWING MAGISTRATES' TERMS TO CONTINUE UNTIL SUCCESSORS ARE APPOINTED AND QUALIFIED.
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01/13/16	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 15)
01/13/16	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 15)
01/27/16	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Newton, W.J.McLeod
01/27/16	House	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (House Journal-page 69)
02/02/16	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Johnson
02/02/16	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Bedinfield, Norman, Loftis, Hiott, Mack, Stringer, Robinson-Simpson, Mitchell, McKnight, King, Hill, Anderson, Crosby, Anthony, Bannister, Alexander, Kirby (House Journal-page 22)
02/03/16	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 35)
02/03/16	House	Roll call Yeas-82 Nays-24 (House Journal-page 35)
02/04/16	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 25)
02/04/16	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6)
02/04/16	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 6)